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Now that is how you finish a season and it was just reward for the effort of the previous four weeks, motivated by our disappointment in the last encounter with the Brumbies. The bookies had us at $4.05 for the win and the media were so certain of the result that I hedge my bets […]

As the dust settles on the Lions series the Deans era draws to a close.  After six seasons at the helm of the Wallabies, Robbie Deans stepped down and it was of little surprise that Ewen McKenzie was named as his successor. McKenzie is the right man for the job.  He is a coach that […]

We are heading into a busy time in our calendar with two games in four days, firstly the British & Irish Lions then a quick turn around for the Waratahs.  Every year the squad depth is tested through form and injuries throughout a gruelling Super Rugby season but this is taking it to extremes. The […]

In 2008 the Western Force had 11 players in the Wallabies squad. This number has been in steady decline each year.  The lack of representation this year is of serious concern for our franchise and I hope it is a concern to the powers that be in the ARU. The Wallabies will be strongest when […]

To have matched it with the two most recent Super Rugby champions in the past two weeks shows our potential and reflected the direction in which we want to take this club.  This week against the Sharks we must back-up and build on what we produced in those games. After the draw with the Reds […]

As the season progresses there are constant reminders that the Western Force is rebuilding.  It is great to see another local boy come back to the Force from next season with Zack Holmes signing on from the Brumbies for two seasons.  With the signings of current talent Sam Wykes and Tetera Faulkner for a further two years, […]

This year we face a draw with even more travel that ever before. The last week we have traveled from Perth, via Auckland, to Wellington; now we are in Sydney before we go on a road trip to Canberra to play the Brumbies. We then head home, via Melbourne, for the Reds game. Before heading […]

We always knew it was going to be a big week; it always is when the Crusaders are in town.  It is a game that you are always excited to be involved in.  With the disappointment of last week still fresh in everyone’s mind, it was great to be able to turn up and deliver […]

This year we have focused on the way in which we play and in all games we have found that our effort and control within in games was there, until now.  For some reason on Saturday afternoon we failed to show up as a team and we went away from what we have been working […]

It is moments within games that can decide whether you win or lose.  Currently we are controlling the majority of the game, yet it is our decision-making and skill execution under pressure in particular moments that are letting us down. There has not been one game this year where we have felt out of control […]